It is not everyday that one learns an entire militia has sworn unbeknownest to obey you

Grief heals ... unshed tears fester like a canker in the soul.

I wondered if he could ever understand that it was a blessing, not a sin, to be graced with more than one love. It could be complicated; of course it could be complicated. And it opened one up to the possibility of more pain and loss. Still, it was a blessing I would never relinquish. Love, genuine love, was always a cause for joy.

It's the same questions we ask of our existence, and the answer is always the same. The mystery lies not in the question nor the answer, but in the asking and answering themselves, over and over again, and the end is engendered in the beginning.

To recongnize that the treachery of one member of a house does not taint all born within it

And Kushiel sends no punishment that we are not fit to bear.

It is not wise to meddle with D'Angelines in matters of love.